Honey cream puff pastry cake
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. Let's prepare a honey choux pastry cake at home. This delicate and tender cake serves more as an aesthetic and decorative piece rather than a practical one. Such cakes are used to decorate various festive events: weddings, corporate parties, celebrations, buffets, etc. Enjoy your cooking! Serve warm or chilled. Ideal with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
In a saucepan, heat a glass of cold water, add sugar and butter cut into cubes. Simmer over low heat until the butter is completely dissolved. Gradually add the sifted flour.
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Step 2
Thoroughly mix the mixture with a spatula, then remove it from the heat. Continue stirring to prevent lumps from forming.
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Step 3
Cool the dough (it should be warm) and add the eggs to it (one at a time). Mix each egg into the dough thoroughly.
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Step 4
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Draw a circle on the paper—it's easy to do using a plate. Place half of the dough onto the circle. Bake the cake layer in the oven for 25 minutes at 200 degrees. Bake the second layer in the same way.
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Step 5
From the leftover dough, bake small eclairs to decorate the cake. Using a pastry bag, pipe the dough onto a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 190 degrees.
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Step 6
Sprinkle the bottom cake layer with powdered sugar. Place sweet cherries from the jam and whipped cream (from a can) on top. Put another cake layer on top, followed by more cherries and cream. Finish the composition with éclair pastries dusted with powdered sugar. Chill the cake in the refrigerator before serving.